Believing he was ok to drive after drinking the evening before, a Martock man was found to be more than double the drink drive limit when breathalysed by police.

Outdoor activities instructor Thomas William Spencer Taylor got up after just four hours sleep and started his journey but ended up colliding with another vehicle after straying onto the wrong side of the road.

When he helped the female driver out of her car she could smell alcohol and he admitted he had been drinking the night before and later failed a roadside breath test.

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The police arrived at the scene and he failed a roadside breath test and was arrested. Once in police custody a further test produced a reading of 77mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the legal limit being 35mcg of alcohol.

Defending solicitor Chris Baddoo said that Taylor had made a mistake that he would pay for for a very long time.